Afterlife

from Water by Trevor Exter

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lyrics

Each day he goes up to the fire
And he comes back empty-handed
But the people smile for him
And they sing they sing they sing
These bells are made for whistling

Who’s going to take the fall I’ll give you one guess who
I thought I’d love you like a rock until I split in two
Soon I will outlive my usefulness
And be bidden farewell
Or maybe just fare –
… for all you care

I was always looking for the answer
Missing the glory of the question:
There’s a tapestry of loose ends
The busted always on the mend

So I handle my music with care
Like a bartender who doesn’t drink
Or a dealer who doesn’t use
And I wear my broken heart
Like my favorite pair of boots

Yeah who’s going to take the fall I’ll give you one guess who
I thought I’d love you like a rock until I split in two
Soon I will outlive my usefulness
And be bidden farewell
Or maybe just fare –
… for all you care

Each day he goes up to the fire
And he comes back empty-handed
But the people sing for him
These bells are made for whistling
I will go and live on my mountainside
I will I will I will
You can call it running away
But I’ve been running so long I can do it standing still
Yeah I’ve been running so long I can do it standing still
Yeah I’ve been running so long I can do it standing still

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from Water, released January 1, 2007
Music and Lyrics by Trevor Exter (BMI)
Track 3 from the CD Water

Voice and Cello: Trevor Exter
Produced and Engineered in July 2006 by Julie Last at Coldbrook Studio
Mastered by Mark Dann

©&℗ 2007 Trevor Exter

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